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Valmiki Ramayana 6.21.27: Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 27

सागरप्रतीक्षा-क्रोधप्रादुर्भावः

Rama’s Vigil at the Ocean and the Rise of Wrath

तेज्वलन्तोमहावेगास्तेजसासायकोत्तमाः ।

प्रविशन्तिसमुद्रस्यसलिलंत्रस्तपन्नगम् ॥२७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 6.21.27

te jvalanto mahāvegāstejasā sāyakottamāḥ |

praviśanti samudrasya salilaṃ trastapannagam ||27||

മഹാവേഗവും തേജസ്സുംകൊണ്ട് ജ്വലിച്ച ശ്രേഷ്ഠശരങ്ങൾ സമുദ്രജലത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു; അകത്തുള്ള നാഗങ്ങളെ ഭീതിയിലാഴ്ത്തി.

तेthey (those)
ते:
कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (pronoun)
ज्वलन्तःblazing
ज्वलन्तः:
कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa/Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्वल् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त
महावेगाःvery swift
महावेगाः:
कर्तृविशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa/Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा (पूर्वपद) + वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् वेगः येषाम्’ (of great speed)
तेजसाwith brilliance
तेजसा:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular)
सायकोत्तमाःthe finest arrows
सायकोत्तमाः:
कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसायक (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सायकानाम् उत्तमाः’ (best among arrows)
प्रविशन्तिenter/pierce
प्रविशन्ति:
क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग) + विश् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
समुद्रस्यof the ocean
समुद्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)
सलिलम्water
सलिलम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootसलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
त्रस्तपन्नगम्with frightened serpents
त्रस्तपन्नगम्:
कर्मविशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa/Object qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रस्त (त्रस् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘त्रस्ताः पन्नगाः यस्मिन्/यत्र’ → ‘with frightened serpents’ (qualifying सलिलम्)

Glowing in brilliance like flame, the arrows of the best among the arrows pierced like snakes into the water of the ocean.

S
Samudra
P
Pannagas
R
Rama

FAQs

Lord Rama fired these arrows in anger to force the Ocean God (Samudra) to yield a path for the Vanara army.

The blazing arrows entered the water with such intensity and speed that they caused immense fear among the serpents (Pannagas) and other marine life residing therein.

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